Introduction Welcome to NASA Travel . Planet tours are being scheduled next year. Your ad agency has been hired to serve as consultants to gather the needed information. The team with the best presentation will be invited to be on the first NASA Travel tour to their planet. Good luck!
The Task Your team has been assigned a planet to research for the NASA Travel. You will create an Excel database of the information, and a PowerPoint presentation for NASA Travel to use when they publicize the upcoming tours. Planning Teams ·With your partner, complete the worksheet using the links (websites) for YOUR assigned planet listed below. Use the copy given to you by your teacher.
·Enter the data with your partner into the Excel Database. Save your database as instructed below.
·Create a PowerPoint presentation to sell your planet. Save your PowerPoint as instructed below.
HOW TO SAVE YOUR WORK:
--> File
--> Save As
--> Save in RMS Student Shared S: Drive
--> Go to Student Workspace Folder
--> Go to Planet Quest Folder
--> Go to your Teacher Folder
--> Go to Core Folder
--> Save as your planet and last names (ex Earth - Krial & Alber).
Introduction
Welcome to NASA Travel . Planet tours are being scheduled next year. Your ad agency has been hired to serve as consultants to gather the needed information. The team with the best presentation will be invited to be on the first NASA Travel tour to their planet. Good luck!
The Task
Your team has been assigned a planet to research for the NASA Travel. You will create an Excel database of the information, and a PowerPoint presentation for NASA Travel to use when they publicize the upcoming tours.
Planning Teams
· With your partner, complete the worksheet using the links (websites) for YOUR assigned planet listed below. Use the copy given to you by your teacher.
· Enter the data with your partner into the Excel Database. Save your database as instructed below.
· Create a chart in Excel for your PowerPoint. Directions and shortcuts in Excel
· Create a PowerPoint presentation to sell your planet. Save your PowerPoint as instructed below.
HOW TO SAVE YOUR WORK:
--> File
--> Save As
--> Save in RMS Student Shared S: Drive
--> Go to Student Workspace Folder
--> Go to Planet Quest Folder
--> Go to your Teacher Folder
--> Go to Core Folder
--> Save as your planet and last names (ex Earth - Krial & Alber).
RUBRIC that will be used to grade your work.
PLANET WEBSITES
- This website will give you facts on the planets. Just click on the planet.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/solar_system.html
- This website provides a table of contents. Just click on the planet that you are looking for.
http://www.nineplanets.org/
- This website gives you lots of great pictures of the planets.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome/venus.htm
- This site gives you the weight on other planets
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html
- This site gives you the scale model calculation
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html
GOOD LUCK!
When you are finished, explore: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html